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Queens Borough President Donovan Richards (left) endorsed Democratic mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani. Friday, Aug. 15, 2025.

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NYC Mayor’s Race: Queens BP Richards backs Mamdani, urges other ‘on the fence’ Dems to as well

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NYC Mayor’s Race: Cuomo refuses to release private consulting list in response to Mamdani challenge

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NYC Mayor’s Race: Former Gov. Paterson backs Adams, drops bid for Mamdani rivals to coalesce

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Vernikov’s path to re-election in District 48 cleared after sweeping primary win

By Robert Pearl

Maritza Davila

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Inside Government with PoliticsNY: A Q&A with Assembly Member Maritza Davila

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NYC Mayor’s Race: Mamdani says Cuomo sees rent-stabilized tenants as ‘political pawns’ with means-testing proposal

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Mamdani maintains general election lead, Hochul’s 2026 edge over Stefanik narrows in new Siena poll

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Brooklyn mental health advocates push back on Trump’s executive order targeting homelessness

By Gabriele Holtermann

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Inside Government with PoliticsNY: A Q&A with Assembly Member Simcha Eichenstein

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NYC Mayor’s Race: Mamdani accuses Cuomo of ‘conspiring’ with Trump in wake of reported call

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NYC Mayor’s Race: Eric Adams again denied public campaign funds as board has ‘reason to believe’ laws were broken

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NYC Mayor’s Race: ‘Man of God’ Eric Adams’ reelection effort nabs support from dozens of religious leaders

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Hundreds rally at Grand Army Plaza to call for humanitarian aid in Gaza

By Gabriele Holtermann

The NYPD’s new quality of life teams along the Coney Island boardwalk.

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Mayor Adams and NYPD expand quality of life teams across Brooklyn after successful pilot

Mayor Eric Adams smiling and wearing shirt

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NYC Mayor’s Race: Eric Adams brushes off report that his campaign filed fraudulent signatures to get ballot line

Governor Kathy Hochul announced the project design kickoff for the Interborough Express in Brooklyn on Friday.

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Interborough Express: Gov. Hochul kicks off project design for long-awaited Brooklyn-Queens IBX

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Medicaid cuts could force Brooklyn’s safety-net hospitals to close, leave thousands uninsured

By Kirstyn Brendlen

NYC Schools Chancellor Melissa Aviles-Ramos with Mayor Adams announcing additional early childhood funding

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EXCLUSIVE: Why did NYC Department of Education spend $745,000 at a single Brooklyn restaurant last fiscal year?

Mayor Eric Adams at the funeral of slain NYPD Officer Didarul Islam, who was killed in a Midtown mass shooting on Monday, July 28. Thursday, July31, 2025.

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Mayor Adams praises controversial NYPD unit that Mamdani vowed to dismantle during funeral for slain Bronx cop

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In wake of mass shooting, Mamdani says past NYPD-bashing posts ‘out of step’ with his mayoral bid

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